Wall construction



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WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. l, 1931 I a INENToR NM y slightly greater than a right angle as shown by the dotted lines of Figure 2, which lines are at right angles to one another. The core 8m may be cut from a piece of wood, or the wood may be bent, or a composition may be employed, but in any event it should be sufficiently springy to permit of the corner piece accommodating itself to the walls of the room when the holding nails are driven home. The angularity between the two portions is sufficiently great to take care of irregularities of construction. If the corner angle is slightly greater than 90, the piece will nevertheless t and bear closely againstthe Wall at all points without any tendency for the ends I4 to spring outwardly. If the room corner is 90 or` less, the two portions of the corner piece will be sprung to fit when the nails are driven home.

Figure 2 shows a unit, each of whose portions has a length approximating a tile unit. This provides an interliner space at I5 at the junction ofL the two portions and interliner spaces I6 at the ends of the unit. A nail may be driven in at I5 into the corner, and nails may be driven at a slight angle at I6. Straight pieces of binder strip are then butted against the ends I4 and secured in place, the joint being substantially concealed by the fact of it occurring at an interliner. Figure 2 shows an inside corner, but an outside corner may likewise be formed. For an outside corner the angle between the two portions is preferably slightly less than 90.

When the binder strip is in place, full and adequate protection is afforded for the edge of the surface covering 3 and a neat and ornamental structure is presented. If near the ceiling it is similar to a molding and presentsV as good an appearance as when placed part-way up the wall. Figure 1 shows a surface covering 6 above the binding strip and, if desired, the slight recess at I'I may be sealed oil' with varnish, putty, or ysome other suitable material.

While I have illustrated and described a present preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that it is not thus limited but may be otherwise embodied or practiced Within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A binder strip comprising a core having a wrap thereover of a flexible hard surface covering of the linoleum felt base type, the strip having a face adapted to be placed against a wall, the wrap of covering material extending over a portion at least of said face, then around the core and then onto said face in overlapping relation Y with itself so as to provide an offset.

2. A binder strip comprising a core having a wrap of a flexible hard surface covering material thereover, the wrap of covering material extending over a portion at least of the rear face of the core, then around the core and o nto the rear face and terminating in an offset, the covering having a pattern of such character as to provide depressions of sufficient size to accommodate fastening means.

3. A binder strip comprising a core having a wrap of a flexible hard surface covering material thereover, the wrap being lapped over on itself on a face of the core so as to provide an offset.

4. A binder strip comprising` a nail-receiving core having a wrap of a flexible hard surface covering materialV thereover, the strip having a face adapted to be placed against a wal1,'the wrap of covering material extending over said face, then around the core, and then onto said face again, the wrap terminating in an edge lying along said face, the portion adjacent the edge overlapping the first-mentioned portion of the covering material whereby there is provided on said face an offset equivalent to the thickness of thecovering material.

5. In combination with a room surface, a ilexible hard surface covering material extending over a portion thereof and terminating in an edge, and a binder strip secured to the room surface and concealing such edge, the binder strip comprising a core having a wrap of said covering material thereover, the wrap of covering material extending across the face of the core which is adjacent the room surface, then extending around the core, 'and then onto the first-mentioned face and terminating in an edge on such face, the edge portion of the covering material for the core overlapping the first-mentioned portion of covering material on such core whereby there is pro- -vided an offset, the kedge of the Vhard surface covering on the room surface terminating in such offset. n

6. In combination with room surfaces disposed at a projecting angle constituting a corner, ilexible hard surface covering material thereover, the covering material terminating in an edge, and a binder strip comprising a core shaped to extend around said corner. and secured against the room surfaces so as to conceal said edge, the core having a facing of ailexible hard surface covering material, the strip, y after wrapping, having an offset on its rear face to receive said edge, and an abutting binder strip of like character, the binder strips having depressions thereon, there being a depression at the point of juncture.

Y '7. In combination with a room surface, a sheet of covering material thereover terminating in an edge, andY a binder strip for binding said edge comprising a core having .a Wrap thereover of a flexible hard surface covering of the linoleum felt base'type, the wrap ofcovering material extending over a portion at least of the rear face of the core, then around the coreand onto said face again in alinement with the sheet of covering material on the room surface. Y

` 8. In combination with a room surface, a flexible hard surface covering material extending over a portion thereof and'terminating in-an edge, and a binder strip for binding said edge comprising a core having a wrap thereover of a flexible hard surface covering, the strip, after wrapping, having an offset on its rear face to receive said edge.

9. In combination with a rooml surface, a flexible hard surface covering material extending over a portion thereof and terminating in an edge, and abutting binder strips for binding said edge, each binder strip comprising a' core having a facing of a flexible hard surface covering material wrapped thereover and having an offset on its rear face to receive an edge of the covering material 0n the roomksurfacefthe binder strips having depressions on their surface, there being a depression-at the point of juncture.

10. A binder `strip comprising anangular shaped core of springy material `having oppositely extending portions joined at an angle diifering slightly from a right angle, shaped to extend around a corner and having a wrap of flexible hardsurface covering material extending over a portion at least of the rear face of the core, then around the core and onto the'rear face and terminating in an offset adaptedto receive the edge of a surface covering material.

rNoRMANA BRAND. 

